All Services Compassionate Community Care Service

Affordable living options in Cairns.

Where an accommodation arrangement allows it, we can offer rent at approximately $250 per week. This is a tenancy arrangement and it is completely separate from any NDIS-funded support.

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Rent

Approximately $250 per week, where an arrangement is available.

Agreement

A separate tenancy or accommodation agreement, not an NDIS service.

Your Choice

You are free to use any support provider you want.

Availability

Subject to the property, the arrangement and assessment.

Service overview

Accommodation and supports are two separate things.

Housing affordability is a real problem for a lot of participants, and where we can help with it we want to. Where an accommodation arrangement is available, rent is typically around $250 per week under the relevant tenancy or accommodation agreement.

We want to be completely clear about what this is not. It is not conditional on buying NDIS supports from us. A participant can live in one of our properties and purchase all of their supports from another provider. Choice and control over supports sits with the participant, always, and nothing about an accommodation arrangement changes that.

Who This Service Is For

Participants for whom the cost of accommodation is a barrier, and referrers looking for stable, affordable housing options in Far North Queensland.

Affordable Living Options

Separate Agreements

Accommodation sits under a tenancy agreement; supports sit under a Service Agreement.

No Conditions

Living here does not require you to buy supports from us.

Stable Housing

The point is a stable home, not a bundled package.

What's included

How these arrangements typically work.

Every arrangement is individual and is subject to the relevant tenancy or accommodation agreement and to assessment.

Weekly Rent

Around $250 per week where applicable to the specific accommodation arrangement.

Tenancy Agreement

A separate written agreement covering the accommodation itself.

Support Funding

For some arrangements we generally look for around 20 hours of Core support funding per week, depending on individual circumstances and needs.

Provider Choice

Those supports can be delivered by us or by another provider — that is the participant’s decision.

Referral steps

From referral to first shift, step by step.

No mystery, no black hole. Here is exactly what happens after you get in touch.

1
Referral

A participant, family member, Support Coordinator or hospital team sends through the enquiry.

Form, email or phone
2
Immediate screening

We check the request against our current capability, capacity and staffing.

Same day where we can
3
Funding & support needs review

We look at the plan, the support hours and what the participant actually needs day to day.

Plan and hours checked
4
Risk & compatibility assessment

For shared arrangements this step is never skipped, however quickly a placement is needed.

Never skipped
5
Options & stakeholder discussion

We present the accommodation or support options and talk them through with everyone involved.

Everyone at the table
6
Consent & service agreement

A Service Agreement and Schedule of Supports are prepared once a direction is agreed.

Prepared promptly
7
Transition

Rosters, handovers and any clinical plans are set up before the first shift.

Sorted before day one
8
Commencement

Supports begin, with a named contact for the participant, family and referrer.

You get a named contact

Urgent referrals: Urgent referrals can be escalated directly to management so we can determine quickly whether we have the appropriate property, staffing and capability.

Start a referral now or call 0435 330 666